The Brief
- According to the analysis, the majority of robberies occur during the daytime – most commonly between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- The experts also found that summer is the most frequent season for burglaries to occur.
- A study from UNC Charlotte reported that 60% of burglars would choose another home to target if they identified a security system.
As the holiday season ramps up, security experts are revealing the most common times burglars target homes and how to prevent them.
Experts at Automatic Technology (ATA), a specialist provider of secure garage doors, analyzed the key times when homes are most at risk for a burglary.
“The fear of someone hostile breaking into your home – the place you are meant to be most safe – is very powerful,” ATA said in a statement.
Most robberies occur during daytime
Most people probably picture burglaries happening in the dead of night, when criminals can move under the cover of darkness. …